Yarraville railway station

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Yarraville railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-western suburb of the same name , in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 20 November 1871 as South Footscray.<ref name="vicsigyarraville">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="railgeelong">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Yarraville station opened twelve years after the line from Footscray was extended to Newport.<ref name=vicsigyarraville/> Like the suburb, the station was named after the Yarraville real estate development, which was promoted by Biers, Henningham & Co. Land sales began in 1859.<ref name="heraldsun">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="vpyarraville">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1892, the present station buildings were provided, replacing timber buildings that had been destroyed by fire in 1890.<ref name="divisionaldiaryjan1972">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The station opened to goods traffic in 1883 and, in 1893, a goods shed that had been at South Morang was relocated to Yarraville.<ref name=divisionaldiaryjan1972/> In 1912, an extension of the yard was provided at the up end.

By July 1969, the station had been closed to goods traffic,<ref name=vicsigyarraville/> with the goods shed demolished shortly after.<ref name=divisionaldiaryjan1972/> In 1970, an overpass replaced a level crossing at nearby Somerville Road<ref name=vicsigyarraville/> and, in 1991, the goods yard was removed.<ref name=railgeelong/> Interlocked crossing gates, controlled from a signal box at the down end of Platform 1, protected the Anderson Street level crossing until 1995, when the gates were fixed in the open position and replaced by boom barriers, leading to the closure of the signal box the next year.<ref name=railgeelong/> In 1997, a pedestrian subway under the line in Anderson Street was filled in and replaced by pedestrian gates.<ref name=railgeelong/>

In October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Anderson Street level crossing would be closed to vehicular traffic by 2030,<ref name="lxrp2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="lxrp3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and would be replaced by a pedestrian subway.<ref name=lxrp3/>

Platforms and services

Yarraville has two side platform and is served by Werribee and Williamstown trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current (until 1 February 2026)

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Frankston	Flinders Street	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Werribee	Altona	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Williamstown		All stations

From 1 February 2026 to 29 April 2026

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " \|Yarraville platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street		All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Werribee	Altona	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Williamstown		All stations

After 29 April 2026

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " \|Yarraville platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Sandringham	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Williamstown, Laverton, Werribee		All stations and limited express services